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I am not responsible for the content of the minister's update. Some members have expressed an interest in particular issues, but it is for the Executive to decide on the content of the interim update.Do members agree to the course of action that is recommended in the paper?
I said that I had sympathy with that point of view when Margaret Ewing expressed it. I am sure that the key issue that Margaret Ewing, John Home Robertson and others will want us to address is what can be done in regulations and the legislation to ensure that landlords do not take such action.
Given the views that have already been expressed, will the First Minister take this opportunity to go one step further and rule out the centralisation of yet another vital public service?
Their expertise will be of great value to him. Views have been expressed through the consultation, but I am more than happy to meet the cross-party group to which the member refers.
Cabinet (Meetings) I echo the sympathies and condolences that have been expressed by the First Minister and Mr Swinney about the terrorist outrages in Madrid.
I do not want the committee to pursue the matter any further than is necessary to allow people their democratic right to express their view. I hope that there will be a consultation on the sexual health strategy.
To be fair to the petitioner, he submitted two separate petitions—the one on parental alienation syndrome was separate from the one about resources to pursue through the courts the right to meet siblings.The article in the Sunday Herald refers to Dr Richard Gardner, whose research was cited by the petitioners as evidence of the existence of parental alienation syndrome and the bias against fathers. In the article, Dr Gardner expresses...
I will not force a vote on the business motion, but I want to express my disquiet and concern. The SNP business manager has not fully understood what will happen next Wednesday afternoon.
Sir David, I will give a dignified response to that question and, as you have done, express my concern at the tawdry tone that David McLetchie has taken.As the Presiding Officer has said, the matter is not for the Scottish Parliament.